Practical Strategies for Producing Animated Video on a Budget

Conference Archive

FocusOn Learning 2016 Conference & Expo - June 10, 2016

Cesar Bustamante

Senior Web Developer University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Kevin Ryan

Manager, Online Education—Fellowship University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Amy Som

Manager, Instructional and Front-End Design University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

People want and need video in eLearning for its value in
demonstrations, emotional impact, and ability to engage auditory and visual
learners. But there are barriers to video production: casting actors, finding
appropriate settings and locations, purchasing quality video equipment, and
finding and training skilled personnel. Animated video is one path around these
barriers.

In this session, you will learn to recognize when animated video can
be more appropriate than traditional live-action video. You will learn how
animated video has advantages for meeting some instructional goals and how it
can circumvent many barriers created by limited resources and time. Finally, you
will gather a bag of tricks for audio capture and processing, tips for
increasing the learning potential of your animations, and pointers for creating
mobile versions of animated videos.